Week One in the Sun
Hi Everyone!
It's a miracle. We have internet. It only took a week.
Michael and I are doing great. We are adjusting to life in the sunny slow lane well with a side of culture shock. The bank is more formal that Michael thought it would be but everyone is really nice and have been extremely welcoming. The country head of Scotia Belize and his family have really been taking care of us. His wife, Chita, has taken me under her wing. She takes me grocery shopping and calls me to make sure everything is OK. Grocery shopping is different here, it being a third world country and all. You have to go to six different places just to get essentials and they don't always carry everything you are looking for. It's not too bad, I'm learning to be a good cook. I actually baked a challah this past Shabbat. Pat Andrews the country head has also asked for my help on a project requesting money from Scotia's head office for an ongoing fundraising effort to help Belizean youth in need.
Life's very chill here. We're members of the Pickwick Club across the street. Michael and I get to work out, play tennis, relax by the pool and tonight I'm going to a yoga class. Our apartment is great! We have an amazing view of the ocean from our bedroom and balcony and, yes, we do have air conditioning. The entire country pirates their television cable so we have great channels. We get lots of movies, HBO and even CTV from Toronto as a part of the hundred choices at our fingertips.
In essence living in Belize city is like living in a relatively safe, multi-cultural, Jamaican city. Not too bad. I'll have a bicycle to help me get around tomorrow but this being a small city, population 70,000, nothing is that far.
I hope you are all doing well. I'll email everyone seperately soon.
Love and hugs,
Carly
It's a miracle. We have internet. It only took a week.
Michael and I are doing great. We are adjusting to life in the sunny slow lane well with a side of culture shock. The bank is more formal that Michael thought it would be but everyone is really nice and have been extremely welcoming. The country head of Scotia Belize and his family have really been taking care of us. His wife, Chita, has taken me under her wing. She takes me grocery shopping and calls me to make sure everything is OK. Grocery shopping is different here, it being a third world country and all. You have to go to six different places just to get essentials and they don't always carry everything you are looking for. It's not too bad, I'm learning to be a good cook. I actually baked a challah this past Shabbat. Pat Andrews the country head has also asked for my help on a project requesting money from Scotia's head office for an ongoing fundraising effort to help Belizean youth in need.
Life's very chill here. We're members of the Pickwick Club across the street. Michael and I get to work out, play tennis, relax by the pool and tonight I'm going to a yoga class. Our apartment is great! We have an amazing view of the ocean from our bedroom and balcony and, yes, we do have air conditioning. The entire country pirates their television cable so we have great channels. We get lots of movies, HBO and even CTV from Toronto as a part of the hundred choices at our fingertips.
In essence living in Belize city is like living in a relatively safe, multi-cultural, Jamaican city. Not too bad. I'll have a bicycle to help me get around tomorrow but this being a small city, population 70,000, nothing is that far.
I hope you are all doing well. I'll email everyone seperately soon.
Love and hugs,
Carly
2 Comments:
wow!!! i can't believe the view from your place. yeah ..you're place does look big ;)
Sammi
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Anonymous, at 2:24 PM
love it. I love the challa. I love the personal touches you have added to your knew home (okay- that one was sarcastic). I love the yellow shirt. I love that I can nearly see Michael's nipples through his summer weight dress shirt. What I love most is that you profile says you and your husband Michael. So cute. I am officially "Belize It Or Not"'s biggest fan
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